Question

What is the common characteristic shared by the following texts? Pamela, The Castle of Otranto, Humphry Clinker

• A. They are all examples of Gothic Literature.
• B. They were all published in the same decade.
• C. All of them are in the epistolary mode.
• D. They are all written in a quixotic mode.

Hint:

Quixotic mode focuses on idealistic or impractical characters, often inspired by Cervantes’ Don Quixote.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

All three novels share a quixotic mode, characterized by narratives involving idealistic or eccentric protagonists.
Pamela (epistolary), The Castle of Otranto (gothic), and Humphry Clinker (satirical) share quixotic traits, aligning their protagonists with adventures or eccentricities.